Wowan, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Wowan is more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 830, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Wowan at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 170
- Median age
- 60
- Median weekly household income
- $752
- SEIFA score
- 830
- Coordinates
- -23.9369, 150.1449
Wowan demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wowan using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 37%, 18% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 27 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 11 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 27 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 49 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 67 | 37% |
Share of the 181 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 35 | 54% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 9 | 14% |
| Rented | 12 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 64 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 64 occupied private dwellings in Wowan.
- Median weekly rent
- $173
- Median monthly mortgage
- $825
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,281
- Median weekly personal income
- $450
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 11 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 18 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 31 (22%)
- Labour-force participation
- 34.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 15.7%
- Employed full-time
- 27
- Employed part-time
- 15
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Wowan
Where is Wowan?
Wowan is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Wowan?
At the 2021 Census, Wowan had a population of about 170.
Is Wowan an advantaged area?
Wowan has an ABS SEIFA score of 830, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 3 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of Australian suburbs.
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